Kočani Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia
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Kočani (Macedonian: Кочани [ˈkɔtʃani] ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern part of North Macedonia. Kočani is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.
Municipality of Kočani
Општина Кочани | |
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Urban municipality | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Eastern |
| Municipal seat | Kočani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Venko Krstevski |
| Area | |
• Total | 375.44 km2 (144.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,602 |
| • Density | 84.173/km2 (218.01/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Vehicle registration | KO |
| ISO 3166-2 | MK-42 |
| Website | http://www.kocani.gov.mk |
Geography
The municipality borders the Kriva Palanka Municipality to the north, Kratovo Municipality and Probištip Municipality to the west, Makedonska Kamenica Municipality and Vinica Municipality to the east, and the Češinovo-Obleševo Municipality and Zrnovci Municipality to the south.
History
By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Orizari Municipality was annexed to the Kočani Municipality.
Demographics
There are 31,602 residents of the Kočani Municipality, according to the 2021 North Macedonia census.[1] Ethnic groups in the Kočani municipality:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 38,092 | 100 | 31,602 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 35,472 | 93.12 | 26,798 | 84.8 |
| Roma | 1,951 | 5.12 | 1,892 | 5.99 |
| Vlachs | 194 | 0.51 | 170 | 0.54 |
| Turks | 315 | 0.82 | 138 | 0.44 |
| Serbs | 67 | 0.175 | 37 | 0.11 |
| Albanians | 1 | 0.005 | 15 | 0.04 |
| Bosniaks | 2 | 0.01 | 14 | 0.03 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 90 | 0.27 | 139 | 0.46 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 2,399 | 7.59 | ||
| Demographics of the Kočani Municipality | ||||
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| Census year | Population | Territorial Division 2003 | ||
| 1994 | 32,051 | |||
| 38 092 | ||||
| 2002 | 33,689 | |||
| 2021 | 31,602 | |||
| Demographics of the former Orizari Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 4,724 | |
| 2002 | 4,403 | |
Settlements
| Inhabited places in the Kočani Municipality | ||
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| Villages: Bezikovo (Безиково) | Beli (Бели) | Vraninci (Вранинци) | Gorni Podlog (Горни Подлог) | Gorno Gradče (Горно Градче) | Glavovica (Главовица) | Grdovci (Грдовци) | Dolni Podlog (Долни Подлог) | Dolno Gradče (Долно Градче) | Jastrebnik (Јастребник) | Kostin Dol (Костин Дол) | Leški (Лешки) | Mojanci Selo (Мојанци) | Nebojanci (Небојани) | Nivičani (Нивичани) | Novo Selo (Ново Село) | Orizari (Оризари) | Pantelej (Пантелеј) | Pašaďikovo (Пашаџиково) | Polaki (Полаки) | Preseka (Пресека) | Pribačevo (Прибачево) | Pripor (Припор) | Rajčani (Рајчани) | Rečani (Речани) | Trkanje (Тркање) | Crvena Niva (Црвена Нива) |
Town: Kočani (Кочани) | ||
